Bihar Special GK PYQ 277 of 603 · Economic Scenario

The percentage share of agricultural labour in total workers of Bihar is –

  1. A40.18 percent
  2. B48.18 percent
  3. C29.17 percent
  4. D46.18 percent

47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005

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According to the Census of 2001, the work participation rate in India was 39.1 percent, whereas in Bihar it was 33.7 percent. The proportion of agricultural labourers in Bihar’s total workforce was about 48 percent. According to the Census of 2011, the share of agricultural labourers in total workers was 52.8 percent. As per the Bihar Economic Survey 2024–25, in 2023–24 the percentage of workers (male + female) engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Bihar was 54.2, while for all India it was 46.1 percent.

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